1st work out back

I just finished my first work out back from "maternity leave" lol. It was good, hard, and I couldn't do everything on the list but still good. I definitely feel flubby and the need to workout more so hopefully this can become a regular thing!

Here's what I did tonight:

50 jumping jacks
50 crunches
45 jumping jacks
45 squats
40 jumping jacks
40 pushups (I only did 20)
35 jumping jacks
35 crunches
30 jumping jacks
30 squats
25 jumping jacks
25 pushups
20 jumping jacks
20 crunches
15 jumping jacks
15 squats
10 jumping jacks
10 pushups
5 jumping jacks
5 crunches
5 squats
5 pushups

so grand total of

275 jumping jacks
110 crunches
95 squats
60 pushups

Ya, I think I want to throw up now. I remember feeling this way after my first run after I had Hannah. Boy am I going to feel this tomorrow!

5 weeks Post baby and still the same....

Well, I guess it's a good thing but I'm still at 154.5. I know I don't need to worry about "losing weight" so until later, like, months later, I am just going to update every once in a while to post my weight and inches lost/stayed the same.

11 days post partum

Well, here I am! My little boy is 11 days old and as cute as can be! I am feeling so great besides major sleep deprivation and thought it would be good to document my weight for fun for the next 5 weeks while I can't exercise.

I went all the way up to 168 and when I got home from the hospital I was 160 (3 days post)

Yesterday I weighed myself and I was 154.5 so that's 13.5 lost and about 8.5 to go if I'm going to be back to 146ish like I was right before I got pregnant.

I'm not going to diet right now but I am amazed at how self conscious I already feel about my body. Sometimes I feel like pregnancy was a get out of jail free card because I didn't have to worry about how I looked or if I was having a "fat day" because I was pregnant! I feel like people are already judging my stomach and the rest of my body. I don't have that safety of being pregnant. Now if someone saw me they could just think I was a chubby mom. Don't worry, I wont let other people determine how I feel about myself. But I am noticing the stigma out there that there is so much pressure on women to look thin, even after just having a baby.

So, for the next 5 weeks I am just going to relax with my kids and heal from having a baby and then maybe I'll start to exercise ; )

Feeling a little big!

I am feeling big and the belly's a growin'! I haven't been as regular with my exercise as I was hoping I would be. Somehow, after I stopped watching my 2 nephews over the summer my energy levels went down, and my exercise motivation kind of left. haha! But I am doing pretty good weight wise, at 159 lbs. I just hope I can keep up with my exercise that's a few days a week instead of the 5 I was hoping for. I think I'm doing pretty good anyway!

26 weeks and gaining

I don't remember feeling like such a whale at this point in my pregnancy with Hannah but maybe it's because I wasn't chasing anybody around all day and feeling "the waddle". I have been sick since Wednesday and it's been quite the uneventful week; laying around, reading books (children one's, of course) and not getting any housework done. Perfect, NOT! So, I decided today that although I am not 100%, I am done being sick! I need to get back on the band wagon and workout and eat right (and clean my house!) or I really will be a whale when the baby is born! I weighed myself this afternoon (I usually weigh myself in the morning)and I weighed a whoppin' 159! Good grief. I decided to weigh myself in the morning tomorrow just for comparison sake because I can't believe I've gained 10 lbs in the last 10 weeks! At this rate I will be gaining a lot before I actually give birth so I need to remember to keep my healthy foods close and my not so healthy foods a walk away! Total weight gain so far this pregnancy is 12.5 lbs according to when I first found out...Ok...That doesn't sound as bad. And I'm more than half-way there so phew!

16 1/2 weeks!

So far so good! I have been keeping up my activity level, which is easy to do when you have 3 kids you are taking care of most of the day. I weighed myself this morning and was 149 so another gain, but not too much so that's good. I want to gain weight, just not tons. I need to keep telling myself that! It's hard to change my mindset about the scale but then I look in the mirror and see that my baby is growing (and so is my belly!) and it's easy again. I know I need to keep eating healthy foods and exercising and getting good sleep and it will all be good. So there's the ol' update : )

weigh-in

Right now it's 10:30 and I'm eating a bowl of fruit loops. I know, I'm terrible. Luckily this is not my usual routine and I've been trying to eat healthier during my pregnancy. I moved and haven't weighed myself for a couple weeks and thought I'd get on the scale this morning to see how I'm doing. I weighed in at 148.5 which is an increase of 2 lbs since last month. Pretty lame if you ask me but I am ok with gaining weight now that I'm in my 2nd trimester. And all the books say you gain between 0-3 lbs the first trimester anyway so I'm good. Anyway, just wanted to mark my progress.

Kumquat

I have been staying at 146.5 for the last few weeks but I have a feeling it's not going to last too much longer. I'm pregnant!! Of course, the two readers out there that have read my blog in the past already know but for document purposes and for fun I must post about it! I have been sick and tired and no energy after chasing my crazy toddler all day. I have still been trying to walk every day but it's more like every other day. I have a goal of staying really on top of my exercise while the weather is still nice because the last couple months of pregnancy will be filled with cold and snow.

When I was 145 lbs I had finally made my goal of a healthy BMI! I didn't even post about it darn it! Now, I am a little over healthy range for BMI (146.5) but I think I will still maintain a goal of a 25 lb weight gain.

It's hard to think I will now be gaining weight again after all this losing I've been trying to do...I would like to maintain my weight until the 2nd trimester and then start gaining. I'm not going to try and lose by any means, just eat healthier regular portions.

Oh and baby future is the size of a kumquat, cute little thing!

tired and up 2 lbs! : (

I have been exhausted the last few weeks to say the least. My workouts have been hard to do and farther between. I have thankfully been walking most days for at least a 1/2 hour with my dog and babe so that's keeping me going somewhat. So, the 2 lbs isn't too alarming for me. I think it's just because I'm bloated and so when that tones down a bit I think I will be back to 145 or close to.

Tuesday

I weighed myself today and I was 145! An all time low since the birth of my babe. I have been concentrating on eating healthy foods, listening to my body, and exercising. I want to be healthy!

Hovering

I have been hovering the last several days at 146-146.5. I am feeling pretty good about maintaining but I also want to see if I can lose just like 5 more lbs. We'll see. I want to concentrate more on eating only good, healthy foods and not over-eating. That is the key!

Thursday

I wouldn't really call what I'm doing a cleanse so I am not going to title it as a cleanse. I'm thinking of it more like calorie restricting. Anyway, yesterday I was very motivated and stayed within my calorie limit and I went to Zumba, a crazy dance exercise class, that was very fun! So, I got on the scale this morning and what did it say?

145.5!

I know I have exclamation points after each loss but it's just so wonderful to be motivated enough to get these extra pounds off, finally!

2nd cleanse day 1

Day 1, yesterday, went great! I wasn't too hungry and when I got on the scale I weighed....

147 pounds!

That is great because yesterday when I weighed myself I weighed a whoppin' 149 lbs! Ekk!!

I definitely don't want to see the 150s again so I'm glad I'm doing this.

Here's to Day 2 (out of three)!!

Hungry!

I don't know why, but I have been soo hungry today! I don't know if it's because I'm just giving in to cravings or what but today has not been a good day. And I also think, now that I'm remembering, that when I weighed myself today I was 148, even after 40 minutes on the elliptical last night. That is probably why I am not so motivated today. I told my hubs that I don't know if I can just do calorie counting. So I think I'm going to do a 3 day cleanse, starting tomorrow. I want to keep losing weight and if I can lose more that would make me very happy. I think I need to start exercising every day too. So here's to tomorrow.

p.s. no more eating for tonight either! : )

Weigh-in (Post Cabin)

I went up to my family's cabin this weekend and it was a lot of fun. It snowed a lot too! While there on Friday I stuck to my 1300 calories. Saturday was a different matter. I had 3 brownies! and ate Way too much! So now, luckily, it was Fast Sunday. I was able to refocus and get back on track. I think cheat days here and there are okay but I don't want to get crazy or anything!

I weighed myself this morning thinking I was going to be heavier and freaking out about it BUT...

147.5! Yipee!

I'm glad I didn't gain anything from my crazy Saturday. Also, bummer that I didn't lose but that's okay. I am still on the ball with losing it!

weigh-in

I weighed in this morning and I am very happy!

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 147.5!
lbs lost so far: 7

Yes! Just what I needed to see. I am so excited. I haven't weight this little since October of 2009! This is such a great booster to keep going so I can get closer to my goal weight!

Day after Cleanse

I am kind of afraid to gain back the weight but now it's easier to feel hungry and not eat, which I think is what I need to be feeling in order to lose weight. If I eat every time I feel hungry then I wont lose any weight....

Yesterday's weight:
starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5

Still five pounds, but still five pounds! And here's the menu from yesterday. I took a class from 5-9 and so I didn't really eat any dinner, hence the bad dinner foods. Also, I didn't get very many fruits and used a lot of my calories on one of my snacks...Food choices people! The less calories=the more you can eat!

Breakfast:
2 eggs: 160
1 c swiss chard: 7
1 piece white bread toasted: 100
1 tsp butter: 34

Snack:
7 cheeseballs: 10 (I know...I know...)

Lunch:
2 pieces wheat bread: 280
1 tbs peanut butter: 100
1 tbs jam: 40
vegetable soup: 100 (Just guessing)

Snack:
1/2 c mint chocolate chip ice cream: 160!

Dinner:
1 Larabar: 150
Apple sauce: 50
Rock Candy: 50

Snack:

5 wheat thins: 50

Total: 1291

Not too bad. I would like to stay around 1300-1400 calories while incorporating better food choices of course. Also, if you see any discrepancies in my calories just let me know!

Final weigh-in for cleanse

So, yesterday was my last day of The Cleanse. It went pretty well. I still have tons of soup left and I only used one can of diced tomatoes. So I guess I will finish the soup off for the next few days.

now for the weights:
starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5

Not too bad, and I'm still under 150, which I never want to see again!

Things I've learned after/during this cleanse:
-I eat too much food
-I eat too much unhealthy food
-I am an emotional eater ( I already knew that but it helped it surface again)
-I am a snacker and need to stop!
-I didn't mind terribly all the vegetables I had to eat!


Overall, this was a good cleanse. I think if I wouldn't have cheated at all I would'v lost more weight but that's ok. It was a good jump start. Also, when I only have 5 more lbs to lose I think I will do the cleanse again to get them off fast!

So what's the plan now? I think I'll just keep counting calories, for everything, and posting it here. It seems to keep me on track with life. Until next time!

The Cleanse-Day 7

Yay! I'm done! Well, almost. Tomorrow I will be done.

Here's the low down for today:

Breakfast: none, I wasn't even hungry! I think it was from all the bad stuff I ate the night before
Lunch: Vegetable soup
Snack: A couple little bites of Hannah's Larabar
Dinner: Vegetable soup, 1 chicken nugget, 1 piece of bread. I got hungry...

Hopefully I lost some weight today! I did a little working out so we'll see for tomorrow!

weigh-in

Well, I guess I knew what was coming for me!

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 149.5
lbs lost so far: 5.0

So, no loss, a small gain but I really can't really be mad because I brought it on myself. So today I'm sticking to the plan of a soup. Here are the recipe details:

2-3 Large Onions Chopped

1 Head of Cabbage Chopped

1 Green Pepper Chopped

5-6 Celery Stalks Chopped

2 Lg. Cans Diced Tomatoes (I like those with basil, oregano,

garlic)

2 Pkgs. Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

Put the chopped vegetables in pan and pour in tomatoes that

have been slightly blended in the blender. Then put in about

4-6 cups water to barely cover the vegetables. Cook for about

10 minutes then add the Beefy Onion Soup Mix and cook until

all the vegetables are tender.

Hopefully I can lose that 1/2 pound again and maybe even another 1/2 pound!